CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$28,651
about 2.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $11,661–$50,879
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$50,428
Well above the fair price
about $21,777 over the fair price · 3.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $28,651 This hospital $50,428 Cash price $2,500 Hospital's list price $173,742

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $12,085 Priciest $50,428

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $28,651 (about 2.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $50,428, or about $2,500 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Bethlehem, PA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $28,651. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $2,766 - $3,418 20%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2,094 - $65,047 15%
Aetnamajor $1,949 - $2,581 14%
Cignamajor $2,154 - $50,428 15%
Humanamajor $47,402 - $50,932 336%
AmeriHealth $2,775 - $3,079 20%
Clover Health $50,428 357%
Geisinger $1,632 - $2,100 12%
Health Net $35,300 250%
UPMC Health Plan $1,565 - $2,812 11%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $2,649 - $51,437
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2545 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: N/A
  • Hospital Type: PART A PROVIDER - HOSPITAL